>>952540when you're /out/ and have to limit yorself to just one or two knives, obviously you won't always have the perfect tool for the job. But there's a difference between dicking around, or doing something for the challenge, and using a grossly inadequate implement and insisting "you are having fun", because you can't stand to admit you made a bad purchase.
I ask again - look at the knives designed by/for experienced outdoorsmen like Mors, Ray, or Les. Look at traditional Scandinavian knives. There are no 1/4'' thick monsters there.
Knives like the bk2 were made specifically for inexperienced people, who can be dazzled with "le hardcore survival knife".
But you're getting there. You went from "omg the bk2 is a great knife you heathen!!!111oneone1!one", to "but some people enjoy using it".
Next thing you know, you will understand that the bk2 is not a good knife, and people who insist on enjoying it are deluding themselves because of buyer's remorse, or nostalgia.
Hey - you want to talk about riddiculous knives, I own a tracker, and it's every bit as silly as you can imagine. I have a soft spot for it, and I use it twice a year as a glorified gardening tool, but to be honest, it's only redeeming quality is the curved primary edge, and that's not enough to make me want to carry it when I can just bring a normal, 3-4'' blade.
